Has erect stems, 3 to 4 feet high, and pale pink to rose-colored flowers 1 to 1 1/2 inches across. Blooms in August or September. It's maple-like leaves are a velvety, soft gray-green with serrated edges. The roots are thick and long. The whole plant is used medicinally. The leaves and flowers are picked when the flowers are blooming. The roots are harvested in the fall, but the plant must be two years old before the root is harvested.